Shloka 14
शुकस्य मिथिलागमनम् (Śukasya Mithilāgamanam) — Śuka’s Journey to Mithilā and the Courtly Test
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sarvataḥ pāṇipādāntaḥ sarvato 'kṣiśiromukhaḥ | sarvataḥ śrutimāl loke sarvam āvṛtya tiṣṭhati ||
Yājñavalkya berkata: “Ia memiliki tangan dan kaki ke segala arah; mata, kepala, dan wajah ke segala arah; dan telinga di mana-mana. Meliputi segala yang ada di dunia, Ia berdiri meresapi semuanya.”
याज़्वल्क्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches the all-pervading nature of the Supreme Self: the Divine is not confined to a single location or form but ‘covers’ and indwells the entire world, symbolically described as having senses and limbs everywhere.
In Śānti Parva’s instruction on liberation and highest reality, the sage Yājñavalkya describes the Supreme Being’s cosmic, universal form—an omnipresent presence that encompasses all beings and all directions.